Statistical averages

Overall

Fully evolved

Stat

HP:

71.41

Attack:

78.11

Defense:

78.07

Sp.Atk:

90.33

Sp.Def:

86.26

Speed:

90.85

Total:

495.04

Battle properties

Offensive

Defensive

Power

Types

Power

Types

2×

½×

½×

2×

0×

0×

None

Characteristics

Offense

Electric-type Pokémon often have high Speed and Special Attack stats making many of them good Special sweepers. The Electric type's ability to hit the very common Water and Flying types super effectively is important for many offensive Pokémon. Despite a lack of reliable powerful moves, Thunderbolt is one of the most commonly used moves due to its mix of power, accuracy and type coverage. Thunder also sees common usage on Rain Dance based teams due to its perfect accuracy in rain. Additionally, Thunder Wave, being one of the most reliable forms of inducing paralysis, is commonly seen on a wide variety of defensive Pokémon. The resistances to the Electric type are also largely redundant, with the obvious exception of the Ground type's immunity.

Defense

On average, Electric types have average Defense and above average Special Defense. As a single type, Electric is one of only two types to have only one weakness, the other being the Normal type. The downside to this is that Ground attacks are very common types offensively. While they also have a small number of resistances, many dual type Electrics have secondary types giving them a large total number of resistances, such as Magnezone who, along with its pre-evolved forms, has the most resistances of all Pokémon. Additionally, Eelektross and its family, pure Electric-type Pokémon, have the Ability Levitate, effectively giving them no weaknesses. Regardless, the two resistances (other than themselves) are rarely used offensively.

As of Generation VI, Electric-type Pokémon cannot be paralyzed unless said type is removed by moves such as Soak. This immunity is useful in preserving the Speed that most Electric-types are famous for.

Contest properties

In Contests, Electric-type moves are usually Cool; no Electric-type move is considered Tough.

Pokémon

As of Generation VI, there are 48 Electric-type Pokémon, or 6.5% of all Pokémon (counting forms and Mega Evolutions that change typing as different Pokémon), making it the 8th rarest type.